Since San Francisco used the final pick of the 2022 draft on Purdy, some among the fan base have been vocal about the former Iowa State product supplanting Lance as the 49ers starting quarterback.
Is there any validity to this belief?
Shanahan was in his third season working underneath his father Mike as the offensive coordinator in Washington when the team used three first-round picks and a second-round pick to trade up for the second pick in the 2012 draft. Washington used the selection on Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III.
To the surprise of many, Washington decided to draft another quarterback with its third pick in the 2012 draft, Kirk Cousins from Michigan State.